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Asked by "Meet the Press" moderator Kristen Welker if he would drop out of the 2024 presidential race if he didn't finish first or second in Iowa, DeSantis said, "Well, we're going to win the caucus." "We’re going to win Iowa," DeSantis continued. "I think it’s going to help propel us to the nomination, but I think we’ll have a lot of work that we’ll have to do beyond that. I don’t think you’d take anything for granted." DeSantis said. "We have a much better chance if we’re doing it with me as the candidate."

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis responded Friday to Republican Sen. Rick Scott of Florida’s endorsement of former President Donald Trump during an interview with Fox News.The GOP senator and previous Florida governor decided not to endorse his successor, and instead threw his support behind Trump on Thursday. DeSantis was asked directly about the endorsement, and reports that Republican state lawmakers in Florida would also soon flock to Trump, and told Fox News’ Sandra Smith that there’s still time to shore up support for his campaign before voting starts.“I must have missed where those voters have actually voted yet. Isn’t it odd...

"Real Time" host Bill Maher grilled Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on his uphill battle to defeat former President Trump in the GOP primary. "You did not take my advice," Maher began the exchange on Friday. "I was on the show- a few times we talked- I said, 'this guy's crazy to run this time. He's- what are you, 45 years old? You just had a birthday, right?" "Yeah," DeSantis said. "You could run for the next 20 years. If you were Biden, the next 40," Maher quipped. "Why run against Trump? You're trying to thread this needle that will never...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis implicitly hit at the 'daily drama' of the Trump White House in a new interview, where he brushed off the former president's chosen insult for him and cited the 'underlying conduct' of the Stormy Daniels 'hush' money agreement. In a potential preview of the marquis 2024 Republican primary matchup, DeSantis spoke at length about what he described as fundamental shortcomings of his potential presidential rival, highlighting his strong reelection win and casting himself as preferring policy 'victories' over 'chaos.' 'I also think just in terms of my approach to leadership, I get personnel in the government...